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I scaled back a lot but not out of choice. I had a bad ankle sprain in November, went to the doctor, had two x-rays and one MRI. Found out I tore ligaments and tendons. Doctor told me I could push a mower and till the garden but I had to wear a cam boot to do it. Told me some pain was OK. Fast forward to now and I still don't walk right and have a lot of foot problems. I gave up on the doctor and I'm going to a physical therapist in Knoxville. He said pain is not good and don't mow or till the garden. LOL I'm making a lot more progress with the PT but working outside is out. I have okra, tomatoes, and cucumbers and that's all this year. Maybe I'll be better by spring. 😕 My daughter and SIL work all of the time and my husband can't do much. It's hard keeping up a 50 acre farm when you are temporarily crippled. They do as much as they can to help considering they also have his parents to mow for, their own yard, and ours. They live here on the farm so they are close. They have been doing my husband's mowing most of the summer and now they have to do mine. They also are mowing 30 acres of cleared fields twice a year. All I have to push mow are the fenced dog's yards and take care of the tiny garden though so it's not too bad. I can still hobble up to the garden to pick tomatoes and okra. I hope by next year I am able to do my part better. Normally my husband can ride the mower but he's having dizzy spells and is afraid to do it. He's 81 so it's to be expected I guess.

OK, I won’t complain about our acre and a quarter. LOL! My wife and I are in our mid/late 50’s. She has MS and still works, but she puts in long hours and is always fatigued, so not much help there. I’m diabetic and hypertensive, but was always able to work around that until I got hit with two nasty staph infections in my lower legs, which wrecked the circulation and just made the neuropathy worse. Now the neuropathy has gotten even worse since last year, and I’ve taken so many falls, cracked so many bones, and torn so many muscles, my doctor wants me to start using a walker around the house, and a cane when I go out for any length of time. To add insult to injury, my liver and spleen enlarged, they don’t know why, my platelet count is chronically low, and I can’t work outside without long pants on without risking another infection. I use the riding mower on most of the yard, and the push mower for the rest. I ended up retaining a disability lawyer and am waiting for a hearing to go out permanently. He couldn’t understand why I didn’t file earlier, because he’s represented people with a lot less permanent issues and gotten the cases settled. I told him it’s because I’m pig-headed and refuse to act my age. LOL